'Shooting Emperor' Rep. Jin Jong-oh of the People's Power Party launched an outspoken barrage of criticism over the failure of Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korean Olympic Committee, to extend his term as an IOC member. .
On the 5th (Korean time), the IOC Executive Committee announced a list of IOC members to be presented to the 144th IOC General Assembly to be held in Greece on March 18-21 next year. The retirement age of IOC members was 80 years old before December 1999 and 70 years old after that, and the question of whether Chairman Lee Ki-heung, who was born in 1955 and whose term ends at the end of December next year, would extend his term was of utmost concern. Chairman Lee, who became an IOC member as a member of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) in 2019, expected to extend his four-year term as an IOC member along with a challenge to serve as the president of the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC), but was not listed on the list of candidates for the extension of his term.
Jin, who had sent a letter to the IOC on the 27th of last month against Lee's third consecutive term, voiced criticism on his SNS right after the announcement of the IOC's executive committee. Related to the failure to extend the term of the IOC member "This is not just a failure of an individual, but a change in the times when shameful leadership is no longer tolerated"The Korean sports community is now at a critical crossroads to look back on the past and think about the future." He said the letter to the IOC conveyed his true feelings, adding that the international sports community no longer put trust in his actions. The sports community must now consider fairness and transparency suitable for the new era. The future of Korean sports should be built on innovative leadership and trust, not old practices. I hope today's decision will kick off further changes."
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| (clockwise from top left) Lee Ki-heung, president of the Korea Table Tennis Association-former IOC member Kang Shin-wook, Dankook University Honorary Professor Kang Tae-sun, former Incheon Mayor Ahn Sang-soo, former president of the Korea Sepak Takraw Association Oh Chang-beom, former president of the Gangwon Provincial Sports Association Kim Yong-joo. |
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The election for the 42nd president of the Korea Sports Council is scheduled for January 14 and the registration of candidates is scheduled for December 24-25. Chairman Lee expressed his will to serve three consecutive terms by submitting a letter of intent to register as a candidate for the president of the Korea Sports Council last month to the Korea Sports Association, and eight people have expressed their intention to run so far, including former IOC member Yoo Seung Min (former president of the Korea Table Tennis Association), honorary professor Kang Shin-wook at Dankook University, Kang Tae-sun, former chairman of the Seoul Sports Council, Ahn Sang-soo, former Incheon Mayor, Kim Yong-joo, former secretary-general of the Gangwon Sports Council, Park Chang-beom, and Oh Joo-young, president of the Korea Sepak Takraw Association.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
